Divine Heritage Church International, Liberia.

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25/10/2022

Colossians 3
1 : You have been raised to life with Christ, so set your hearts on the things that are in heaven, where Christ sits on his throne at the right side of God.

2 : Keep your minds fixed on things there, not on things here on earth.

3 : For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

4 : Your real life is Christ and when he appears, then you too will appear with him and share his glory!

5 : You must put to death, then, the earthly desires at work in you, such as sexual immorality, indecency, lust, evil passions, and greed (for greed is a form of idolatry).

6 : Because of such things God's anger will come upon those who do not obey him.

7 : At one time you yourselves used to live according to such desires, when your life was dominated by them.

8 : But now you must get rid of all these things: anger, passion, and hateful feelings. No insults or obscene talk must ever come from your lips.

9 : Do not lie to one another, for you have put off the old self with its habits

10 : and have put on the new self. This is the new being which God, its Creator, is constantly renewing in his own image, in order to bring you to a full knowledge of himself.

11 : As a result, there is no longer any distinction between Gentiles and Jews, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarians, savages, slaves, and free, but Christ is all, Christ is in all.

12 : You are the people of God; he loved you and chose you for his own. So then, you must clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

13 : Be tolerant with one another and forgive one another whenever any of you has a complaint against someone else. You must forgive one another just as the Lord has forgiven you.

14 : And to all these qualities add love, which binds all things together in perfect unity.

15 : The peace that Christ gives is to guide you in the decisions you make; for it is to this peace that God has called you together in the one body. And be thankful.

16 : Christ's message in all its richness must live in your hearts. Teach and instruct one another with all wisdom. Sing psalms, hymns, and sacred songs; sing to God with thanksgiving in your hearts.

17 : Everything you do or say, then, should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus, as you give thanks through him to God the Father.

18 : Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, for that is what you should do as Christians.

19 : Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

20 : Children, it is your Christian duty to obey your parents always, for that is what pleases God.

21 : Parents, do not irritate your children, or they will become discouraged.

22 : Slaves, obey your human masters in all things, not only when they are watching you because you want to gain their approval; but do it with a sincere heart because of your reverence for the Lord.

23 : Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord and not for people.

24 : Remember that the Lord will give you as a reward what he has kept for his people. For Christ is the real Master you serve.

25 : And all wrongdoers will be repaid for the wrong things they do, because God judges everyone by the same standard.

21/10/2022

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1 : False prophets appeared in the past among the people, and in the same way false teachers will appear among you. They will bring in destructive, untrue doctrines, and will deny the Master who redeemed them, and so they will bring upon themselves sudden destruction.

2 : Even so, many will follow their immoral ways; and because of what they do, others will speak evil of the Way of truth.

3 : In their greed these false teachers will make a profit out of telling you made-up stories. For a long time now their Judge has been ready, and their Destroyer has been wide awake!

4 : God did not spare the angels who sinned, but threw them into hell, where they are kept chained in darkness, waiting for the Day of Judgment.

5 : God did not spare the ancient world, but brought the flood on the world of godless people; the only ones he saved were Noah, who preached righteousness, and seven other people.

6 : God condemned the cities of S***m and Gomorrah, destroying them with fire, and made them an example of what will happen to the godless.

7 : He rescued Lot, a good man, who was distressed by the immoral conduct of lawless people.

8 : That good man lived among them, and day after day he suffered agony as he saw and heard their evil actions.

9 : And so the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials and how to keep the wicked under punishment for the Day of Judgment,

10 : especially those who follow their filthy bodily lusts and despise God's authority. These false teachers are bold and arrogant, and show no respect for the glorious beings above; instead, they insult them.

11 : Even the angels, who are so much stronger and mightier than these false teachers, do not accuse them with insults in the presence of the Lord.

12 : But these people act by instinct, like wild animals born to be captured and killed; they attack with insults anything they do not understand. They will be destroyed like wild animals,

13 : and they will be paid with suffering for the suffering they have caused. Pleasure for them is to do anything in broad daylight that will satisfy their bodily appetites; they are a shame and a disgrace as they join you in your meals, all the while enjoying their deceitful ways!

14 : They want to look for nothing but the chance to commit adultery; their appetite for sin is never satisfied. They lead weak people into a trap. Their hearts are trained to be greedy. They are under God's curse!

15 : They have left the straight path and have lost their way; they have followed the path taken by Balaam son of Beor, who loved the money he would get for doing wrong

16 : and was rebuked for his sin. His donkey spoke with a human voice and stopped the prophet's insane action.

17 : These people are like dried-up springs, like clouds blown along by a storm; God has reserved a place for them in the deepest darkness.

18 : They make proud and stupid statements, and use immoral bodily lusts to trap those who are just beginning to escape from among people who live in error.

19 : They promise them freedom while they themselves are slaves of destructive habits---for we are slaves of anything that has conquered us.

20 : If people have escaped from the corrupting forces of the world through their knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and then are again caught and conquered by them, such people are in worse condition at the end than they were at the beginning.

21 : It would have been much better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than to know it and then turn away from the sacred command that was given them.

22 : What happened to them shows that the proverbs are true: "A dog goes back to what it has vomited" and "A pig that has been washed goes back to roll in the mud."

20/10/2022

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18/10/2022

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